Re: Need opinions please

Almost the exact same machine on which I am typing this. Outstanding.
"John and Pat" <jp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Cheers geo,
>
> We bought the Inspiron 6000 with the following features...
>
> Pentium M 740 (1.73 GHz), 15.4" WXGA, Integrated Intel 900 video, 60 GB
> HD, XP Home with CD, 8x DVD burner, Integrated NIC and modem (Broadcom NIC
> on mine), Intel 2200BG wireless NIC, Nylon Case, and a DLink DI-524
> router. The wait time was 7 business days. I ordered on a Saturday via the
> Net and it arrived on Tuesday of the following week.
>
> Now a couple of points. Gaming on this system was not important to me
> hence the Intel integrated. It does what we intended and my wife can run
> her Hardwood Solitaire game just fine. Nice and quick and the 2200BG
> connects just fine to the router without any slow downs or dropped
> connections.
>
> If you are a gamer and want an even higher res screen, I suggest the
> non-integrated video card and the WSXGA screen. Cost was an issue with us
> and we only needed basic Internet and computing operation. Lovely notebook
> though and my wife said we should have bought it long ago. Translation...I
> am never going to see this notebook in my lifetime...grin.
>
> Regards,
> John O.
>
> "geo" <huskyrider390@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:GnVjf.86831$JQ.60770@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> John,
>> What model Inspiron did you get, with what features? What was you wait
>> time
>> after you ordered it?
>> geo
>>
>>
>>
>> John and Pat <jp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:QgOjf.26$ph.11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Thanks for the information. Once Santa departs, and my wife actually
>>> lets
>> me
>>> have a moment with the notebook, I will poke around the CD and see what
>>> we
>>> have. I may have a wait though. When we were testing it out of the box
>>> to
>>> make sure the notebook was functioning properly, I configured it for
>>> about
>>> 15 minutes, and she ran it until the battery was low...about 2 - 3 hours
>> or
>>> so. I may not see it until New Years day...grin.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> John O.
>>>
>>> "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:XvMjf.7647$8d.7564@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > and should include some, if not all, of the Dell drivers.
>>> >
>>> > Tom
>>> > "WSZsr" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> > news:QEJjf.28545$Zv5.18442@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >> The CD is slipstreamed with SP2.
>>> >>
>>> >> "John and Pat" <jp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> >> news:UAJjf.13$ph.12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>> Our new Inspiron came with the whole shooting match. I did pay for
>>> >>> the
>>> >>> CD and received not only the OS CD but also the drivers and apps
>>> >>> disk,
>>> >>> and a quick restore partition to boot (no pun intended). I was going
>> to
>>> >>> clean install but so little is on the system that a quick clean up
>>> >>> should do the trick. Don't get me started on AOL...
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Now since we have this under the tree after checking it out, can
>> anyone
>>> >>> tell me if this is a slipstreamed version of XP? I know that when I
>>> >>> created an OS CD for our 8400 (I did not get the OS CD with that
>> system)
>>> >>> it was a slipstreamed version with the appropriate drivers. I am not
>>> >>> sure if the supplied CD is as well.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Regards,
>>> >>> John O.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> "hdrdtd" <timdrouillard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> >>> news:7amdneq4C_t8rhLeRVn-og@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>> When you order the system, you will have an option to pay $10 to
>>> >>>> get
>> an
>>> >>>> actual Windows CD. Other than that, you should also recieve a CD
>>> >>>> with
>>> >>>> the drivers on it, and an 'applications' CD with all the misc small
>>> >>>> apps your system will ship with.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Newer systems should come with a hidden 'restore' partition that
>> gives
>>> >>>> you the option to hit Ctl-F11 during the POST to completly restore
>> the
>>> >>>> system back to it's factory configuration. Works great, takes maybe
>>> >>>> 5min for a 'restore'.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Aside from that, you will have the Windows CD (If you ordered it),
>> the
>>> >>>> drivers, and the apps cd. Using those, you can reinstall as much of
>>> >>>> everything as you want.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> "geo" <huskyrider390@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> >>>> news:5iFjf.85182$JQ.12779@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>>> Thinking of a B130 Dell Inspiron with 512 memory, 40 gig HD, and a
>>> >>>>> 8
>>> >>>>> speed
>>> >>>>> DVD burner, it also has 15.4 screen.
>>> >>>>> Anyone have one of these new models, and, any other brands I
>>> >>>>> should
>>> >>>>> look at
>>> >>>>> besides Dell.
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> What about if you don't want all the junk that comes on this
>>> >>>>> thing,
>> is
>>> >>>>> it
>>> >>>>> possible to get just the drivers that are needed for a reformat
>>> >>>>> and
>>> >>>>> reinstall?
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> thanks,
>>> >>>>> geo
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
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